X-Linked Inheritance. X-Linked Inheritance. Traits that are determined by alleles carried on the X chromosome are referred to as X-linked. X-linked alleles require a specific notation: X c or X + where the â+â represents the dominant allele and the lowercase letter the recessive allele.
Owners of the Swiss cheese plant may wonder about its unusual appearance ( RF Company / Alamy) Swiss cheese plants are climbers that grow in the understorey of tropical American forests and are technically hemiepiphytes. That is, they start off in the ground like any normal plant.
Swiss chard is a neat plant that grows well among other vegetables, as shown in this raised planter at Juniper Front Community Garden in San Diego. Colorful stems and bright green leaves make Swiss chard the single most glamorous garden green as well as a nutritious vegetable. Because it does not ship well, you are not likely to find it at the grocery store. Growing Swiss chard yourself is he only way to have beautiful leaves like these.